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Chapter 1083: Almost Sent to the Grave
Mouri Ran was stunned for a moment, then said, "That's true."
"No," Conan said confidently, "I don't want to ask Brother Chi about everything. When I figure it out, I'll compose the melody myself, and then I can play it for him."
Mouri Ran smiled, "So Conan wants to impress Brother Feichi."
"Anyway, you can't tell him."
Conan pretended to be willful, feeling relieved.
That way, Uncle and Ran probably wouldn't tell Chi Feichei.
"Really..." Mori Kogoro glanced at Conan, "Then wait until tomorrow and I'll help you ask. Yesterday I received a request letter. The client is from a music family, and I heard there's a genius with absolute pitch in his home!"
Meanwhile, the client from the music family...
Setara Renxi was sitting on the sofa in the living room, looking down and chatting on her mobile phone. One moment she was grinning foolishly, the next she had a serious face, and then she started laughing again.
Behind the door of the living room, the housekeeper Tsumagari Kurenai stood behind the door, staring with a serious face for a long time. She turned her head and whispered to Haga Kyosuke, "Miss Renxi has been sending messages and chatting with someone frequently since she came back last time. She keeps smiling foolishly to herself from time to time, which is very weird, right? Moreover, she told Master yesterday that she wanted to invite a friend to attend Master's birthday banquet, and she also asked Master if that friend could come to the house in advance to stay."
Haga Kyosuke looked in through the crack in the door, always feeling that their secretive behavior was not quite right. "You think..."
"It's not just me who thinks so, Master also has this suspicion," Tsumagari Kurenai pushed up her glasses, still with a serious face, "Miss Renxi is dating someone, and it's since she came back from THK Company. So I want to ask you, Young Master Kyosuke, do you know who the other party is?"
"I've told you not to call me Young Master anymore," Haga Kyosuke said helplessly, "Didn't my uncle ask her?"
"Master felt awkward asking her directly," Tsumagari Kurenai hesitated a bit, "So..."
"The only men who were with us those couple of days were President Odagiri of THK Company and Advisor Chi," Haga Kyosuke touched his chin, recalling, "Both of them are still single. President Odagiri is one year older than Renxi, and Advisor Chi is three years younger than her. Their ages are actually quite similar..."
Tsumagari Kurenai said with a serious and earnest face, "Then who do you think it could be?"
"I don't know... I think it's better to ask directly."
Haga Kyosuke pushed open the door and entered the house directly.
His niece has grown up. This can be asked clearly, so why be secretive...
Tsumagari Kurenai dodged into the corner with a 'whoosh', observing in secret.
Inside the room, Setara Renxi heard the movement, looked up and saw Haga Kyosuke come in, smiled and greeted, "Uncle!"
Haga Kyosuke turned his head and looked, finding that Tsumagari Kurenai had secretly disappeared. He didn't pay it any mind, sat down on a nearby sofa, and considered a bit, "Butler Tsumagari said you want to invite a friend to attend this year's birthday banquet. Is that friend someone you met at THK Company last time?"
Setara Renxi nodded smilingly, "Yes."
Indeed...
Behind the door, Tsumagari Kurenai's mind was filled with one idea after another.
President Odagiri sings well, he should be someone who likes music, and can have a common topic with Miss. His father is a high official in the police force, so his background is also good.
As for Advisor Chi, there isn't much news about him publicly, but I heard he's the young master of the chairman of a multinational corporation. He should have also learned a musical instrument since childhood, and investing in an entertainment company indicates that he also has the ability to appreciate music.
Seeing this, both of them are quite good, but Master originally planned for Miss Renxi to take a husband into the family.
Such men would definitely not be able to marry into the Setara Family. They can't reveal too strong an attitude yet, which is really difficult.
Inside the room, Haga Kyosuke also silently considered a bit. He felt that both of them were good. In terms of musical talent, Advisor Chi was definitely a bit stronger, and he admired and respected him, and they got along well, just his personality was a bit cold. President Odagiri's personality was good, but he felt Advisor Chi was a bit better.
"Then Renxi, the friend you mentioned is..."
"Miss Haibara!" Setara Renxi said smilingly.
Haga Kyosuke: "..."
Haibara... that little girl?
Tsumagari Kurenai: "!"
How did another one appear...
Huh? Wait, Young Master Kyosuke said 'Miss', so it's a girl?
Miss Renxi likes girls?! This, this, this...
Haga Kyosuke guessed that they were overthinking, but he still didn't quite understand why his niece would make friends with a child. He laughed and teased, "But Miss Haibara is only eight years old, Renxi, you're a big girl in your twenties!"
Eight years old?
Outside the door, Tsumagari Kurenai felt that her heart was already a bit overloaded. She reached out and smoothed her chest.
Not only was something off with Miss Renxi's preference, but even the age... Alas, just like Young Master Kyosuke said, she's still a little girl. How can Miss Renxi be so strange.
"What does that matter?" Setara Renxi said smilingly, "Miss Haibara speaks quite maturely, but that day when I went to find you, Uncle, I met her downstairs, leading a pony; she was absolutely cute, and she even brought me in to find you. I like her very much!"
Haga Kyosuke thought of his niece not being in a relationship, and didn't know whether he should feel regret or relieved. "Is she the one you plan to invite?"
"That's right, I've already told my grandpa, and I'm inviting her to come to the house for dinner today," Setara Renxi said happily, "She also agreed..."
Outside the door, Tsumagari Kurenai stopped listening, quietly retreated and went upstairs absent-mindedly. When she reached Setara Choichiro's study door, she looked up and knocked.
"Master, it's me, Tsumagari."
"Come in!"
Setara Choichiro saw Tsumagari Kurenai come in and mysteriously close the door, and asked, "How is it? Does Kyosuke know who Renxi's friend is?"
"Young Master Kyosuke said that the only people they had contact with those couple of days were President Odagiri of THK Company and Advisor Chi," Tsumagari Kurenai walked to the desk, "He also didn't know who it was, so he entered the door and asked Miss Renxi directly..."
"Did Renxi say?" Setara Choichiro pressed.
"She said, but..." Tsumagari Kurenai looked at Setara Choichiro, silent for a bit, "I hope you can be prepared."
Setara Choichiro nodded thoughtfully, "If it's those two, it doesn't match my original idea, but..."
"It's not those two," Tsumagari Kurenai spoke carefully, "Miss Renxi... she might... might have a bit of a... In short, the other party is an eight-year-old girl."
Silence.
Setara Choichiro's eyes widened as he stared at Tsumagari Kurenai.
This... He heard wrong, right? Tell him he heard wrong.
"Young Master Kyosuke also reminded her that the other party is only eight years old, and she is already over twenty. Although that's not the main point... No, it can also be considered a main point," Tsumagari Kurenai stammered, feeling for the first time that telling something was very difficult, "But Miss Renxi is very insistent, saying that the other party is very cute, she likes her very much, and has also invited the other party to come over as a guest tonight."
"Renxi she..." Setara Choichiro reached out and covered his chest, instantly breaking out in a cold sweat, almost dying from the shock of this news.
"Master!" Tsumagari Kurenai quickly stepped forward to help him take his medicine and water, feeding Setara Choichiro the medicine, and reached out to help him calm down.
Alas, even she couldn't accept it, let alone her Master. Considering her Master's age and physical condition, she had already tried her best to give her Master a little time to process it.
Setara Choichiro took the medicine, recovered a bit, grabbed Tsumagari Kurenai's hand tightly, staring straight at Tsumagari Kurenai, and confirmed again, "An eight-year-old girl?"
Tsumagari Kurenai quickly reassured him, "Please don't worry. Miss Renxi is just temporarily led astray. She is still young, and we still have time to guide her."
"Renxi has always been sensible, but I don't have so much time left..." Setara Choichiro suddenly paused, and urgently asked, "She invited that little girl to come to the house? Is that child coming alone?"
No matter how he looked at it, his granddaughter seemed like a wolf grandmother trying to abduct a little girl, with ill intentions, so abnormal that it was hard for him to accept.
"Yes, as for whether she is coming alone, I don't know," Tsumagari Kurenai explained, "I was in a hurry to come up and tell you this news."
Setara Choichiro nodded and instructed, "The most pressing matter now is to protect that child and not let Renxi make a mistake. Tsumagari, if that child comes, stay with them and don't leave them alone!"
Tsumagari Kurenai nodded and replied solemnly, "Yes, please rest assured and leave it to me!"
...
Four o'clock in the afternoon.
Setara Renxi, Tsumagari Kurenai, and Haga Kyosuke stood outside the ancient Western-style house, watching the red Lexus SC drive into the courtyard and stop.
Chi Feichei got out of the car with Haibara Ai. Since Setara Renxi said it was just a gathering for friends and there was no need to be too formal, the two didn't dress too formally, opting for casual attire.
Haga Kyosuke smiled and welcomed them, stepping forward, "Mr. Chi, Miss Haibara, you've arrived. My uncle is not feeling well, so he asked me to greet you on his behalf!"
"Welcome, both of you."
Tsumagari Kurenai took the opportunity while bowing to secretly observe Haibara Ai.
The little girl was clearly mixed-race, with wavy tea-colored hair and blue eyes, but her features were much softer. She was indeed beautiful and cute, but no matter how cute, her Miss shouldn't be like this.
"This is my family's butler, Ms. Tsumagari Kurenai. This is Advisor Chi Feichei from THK Company, he's very impressive! And this is Miss Haibara Ai, she's Mr. Chi's younger sister," Setara Renxi finished the introduction, happily turned and led the way into the house, "Let's go inside and sit down first. There's still some time before dinner, we can go to the music room!"
A music room that meets first-class standards for guests, nothing wrong with that.
Their music room and instrument collection room have many unique and precious instruments that ordinary guests cannot access.
Tsumagari Kurenai felt a little more relieved. It's good that the little girl came with her older brother, that's good, that's good.
The annex building's first floor mostly consists of music rooms, while the second floor is mostly instrument collection rooms. Besides that, there are also some lounges.
Setara Renxi took Chi Feichei and Haibara Ai to visit the music rooms on the first floor, and then went upstairs to show them the instrument collection room.
One of the rooms was filled with violin cases. The violins inside were not necessarily precious instruments, but they were all handmade.
Setara Renxi picked out violins with interesting origins to introduce, and then said, "Grandpa also has a violin made by Antonio Stradivari from Italy. It's usually kept in another room and not easily shown to others, but on his birthday tomorrow, that violin will be taken out. This year, I'm the one responsible for playing it!"
Haibara Ai looked at the violins in the room, "Playing a precious instrument as the opening prelude for the birthday banquet... As expected of a music family."
Setara Renxi smiled and bent down to Haibara Ai, "I'm still a bit nervous, because this year is the first time I'll be playing that violin at my grandpa's birthday. You'll cheer me on, right?"
Haibara Ai nodded, thought for a moment, and still felt she should comfort her, "Don't be nervous, just treat it like an ordinary violin."
(End of Chapter)
Mouri Ran was stunned for a moment, then said, "That's true."
"No," Conan said confidently, "I don't want to ask Brother Chi about everything. When I figure it out, I'll compose the melody myself, and then I can play it for him."
Mouri Ran smiled, "So Conan wants to impress Brother Feichi."
"Anyway, you can't tell him."
Conan pretended to be willful, feeling relieved.
That way, Uncle and Ran probably wouldn't tell Chi Feichei.
"Really..." Mori Kogoro glanced at Conan, "Then wait until tomorrow and I'll help you ask. Yesterday I received a request letter. The client is from a music family, and I heard there's a genius with absolute pitch in his home!"
Meanwhile, the client from the music family...
Setara Renxi was sitting on the sofa in the living room, looking down and chatting on her mobile phone. One moment she was grinning foolishly, the next she had a serious face, and then she started laughing again.
Behind the door of the living room, the housekeeper Tsumagari Kurenai stood behind the door, staring with a serious face for a long time. She turned her head and whispered to Haga Kyosuke, "Miss Renxi has been sending messages and chatting with someone frequently since she came back last time. She keeps smiling foolishly to herself from time to time, which is very weird, right? Moreover, she told Master yesterday that she wanted to invite a friend to attend Master's birthday banquet, and she also asked Master if that friend could come to the house in advance to stay."
Haga Kyosuke looked in through the crack in the door, always feeling that their secretive behavior was not quite right. "You think..."
"It's not just me who thinks so, Master also has this suspicion," Tsumagari Kurenai pushed up her glasses, still with a serious face, "Miss Renxi is dating someone, and it's since she came back from THK Company. So I want to ask you, Young Master Kyosuke, do you know who the other party is?"
"I've told you not to call me Young Master anymore," Haga Kyosuke said helplessly, "Didn't my uncle ask her?"
"Master felt awkward asking her directly," Tsumagari Kurenai hesitated a bit, "So..."
"The only men who were with us those couple of days were President Odagiri of THK Company and Advisor Chi," Haga Kyosuke touched his chin, recalling, "Both of them are still single. President Odagiri is one year older than Renxi, and Advisor Chi is three years younger than her. Their ages are actually quite similar..."
Tsumagari Kurenai said with a serious and earnest face, "Then who do you think it could be?"
"I don't know... I think it's better to ask directly."
Haga Kyosuke pushed open the door and entered the house directly.
His niece has grown up. This can be asked clearly, so why be secretive...
Tsumagari Kurenai dodged into the corner with a 'whoosh', observing in secret.
Inside the room, Setara Renxi heard the movement, looked up and saw Haga Kyosuke come in, smiled and greeted, "Uncle!"
Haga Kyosuke turned his head and looked, finding that Tsumagari Kurenai had secretly disappeared. He didn't pay it any mind, sat down on a nearby sofa, and considered a bit, "Butler Tsumagari said you want to invite a friend to attend this year's birthday banquet. Is that friend someone you met at THK Company last time?"
Setara Renxi nodded smilingly, "Yes."
Indeed...
Behind the door, Tsumagari Kurenai's mind was filled with one idea after another.
President Odagiri sings well, he should be someone who likes music, and can have a common topic with Miss. His father is a high official in the police force, so his background is also good.
As for Advisor Chi, there isn't much news about him publicly, but I heard he's the young master of the chairman of a multinational corporation. He should have also learned a musical instrument since childhood, and investing in an entertainment company indicates that he also has the ability to appreciate music.
Seeing this, both of them are quite good, but Master originally planned for Miss Renxi to take a husband into the family.
Such men would definitely not be able to marry into the Setara Family. They can't reveal too strong an attitude yet, which is really difficult.
Inside the room, Haga Kyosuke also silently considered a bit. He felt that both of them were good. In terms of musical talent, Advisor Chi was definitely a bit stronger, and he admired and respected him, and they got along well, just his personality was a bit cold. President Odagiri's personality was good, but he felt Advisor Chi was a bit better.
"Then Renxi, the friend you mentioned is..."
"Miss Haibara!" Setara Renxi said smilingly.
Haga Kyosuke: "..."
Haibara... that little girl?
Tsumagari Kurenai: "!"
How did another one appear...
Huh? Wait, Young Master Kyosuke said 'Miss', so it's a girl?
Miss Renxi likes girls?! This, this, this...
Haga Kyosuke guessed that they were overthinking, but he still didn't quite understand why his niece would make friends with a child. He laughed and teased, "But Miss Haibara is only eight years old, Renxi, you're a big girl in your twenties!"
Eight years old?
Outside the door, Tsumagari Kurenai felt that her heart was already a bit overloaded. She reached out and smoothed her chest.
Not only was something off with Miss Renxi's preference, but even the age... Alas, just like Young Master Kyosuke said, she's still a little girl. How can Miss Renxi be so strange.
"What does that matter?" Setara Renxi said smilingly, "Miss Haibara speaks quite maturely, but that day when I went to find you, Uncle, I met her downstairs, leading a pony; she was absolutely cute, and she even brought me in to find you. I like her very much!"
Haga Kyosuke thought of his niece not being in a relationship, and didn't know whether he should feel regret or relieved. "Is she the one you plan to invite?"
"That's right, I've already told my grandpa, and I'm inviting her to come to the house for dinner today," Setara Renxi said happily, "She also agreed..."
Outside the door, Tsumagari Kurenai stopped listening, quietly retreated and went upstairs absent-mindedly. When she reached Setara Choichiro's study door, she looked up and knocked.
"Master, it's me, Tsumagari."
"Come in!"
Setara Choichiro saw Tsumagari Kurenai come in and mysteriously close the door, and asked, "How is it? Does Kyosuke know who Renxi's friend is?"
"Young Master Kyosuke said that the only people they had contact with those couple of days were President Odagiri of THK Company and Advisor Chi," Tsumagari Kurenai walked to the desk, "He also didn't know who it was, so he entered the door and asked Miss Renxi directly..."
"Did Renxi say?" Setara Choichiro pressed.
"She said, but..." Tsumagari Kurenai looked at Setara Choichiro, silent for a bit, "I hope you can be prepared."
Setara Choichiro nodded thoughtfully, "If it's those two, it doesn't match my original idea, but..."
"It's not those two," Tsumagari Kurenai spoke carefully, "Miss Renxi... she might... might have a bit of a... In short, the other party is an eight-year-old girl."
Silence.
Setara Choichiro's eyes widened as he stared at Tsumagari Kurenai.
This... He heard wrong, right? Tell him he heard wrong.
"Young Master Kyosuke also reminded her that the other party is only eight years old, and she is already over twenty. Although that's not the main point... No, it can also be considered a main point," Tsumagari Kurenai stammered, feeling for the first time that telling something was very difficult, "But Miss Renxi is very insistent, saying that the other party is very cute, she likes her very much, and has also invited the other party to come over as a guest tonight."
"Renxi she..." Setara Choichiro reached out and covered his chest, instantly breaking out in a cold sweat, almost dying from the shock of this news.
"Master!" Tsumagari Kurenai quickly stepped forward to help him take his medicine and water, feeding Setara Choichiro the medicine, and reached out to help him calm down.
Alas, even she couldn't accept it, let alone her Master. Considering her Master's age and physical condition, she had already tried her best to give her Master a little time to process it.
Setara Choichiro took the medicine, recovered a bit, grabbed Tsumagari Kurenai's hand tightly, staring straight at Tsumagari Kurenai, and confirmed again, "An eight-year-old girl?"
Tsumagari Kurenai quickly reassured him, "Please don't worry. Miss Renxi is just temporarily led astray. She is still young, and we still have time to guide her."
"Renxi has always been sensible, but I don't have so much time left..." Setara Choichiro suddenly paused, and urgently asked, "She invited that little girl to come to the house? Is that child coming alone?"
No matter how he looked at it, his granddaughter seemed like a wolf grandmother trying to abduct a little girl, with ill intentions, so abnormal that it was hard for him to accept.
"Yes, as for whether she is coming alone, I don't know," Tsumagari Kurenai explained, "I was in a hurry to come up and tell you this news."
Setara Choichiro nodded and instructed, "The most pressing matter now is to protect that child and not let Renxi make a mistake. Tsumagari, if that child comes, stay with them and don't leave them alone!"
Tsumagari Kurenai nodded and replied solemnly, "Yes, please rest assured and leave it to me!"
...
Four o'clock in the afternoon.
Setara Renxi, Tsumagari Kurenai, and Haga Kyosuke stood outside the ancient Western-style house, watching the red Lexus SC drive into the courtyard and stop.
Chi Feichei got out of the car with Haibara Ai. Since Setara Renxi said it was just a gathering for friends and there was no need to be too formal, the two didn't dress too formally, opting for casual attire.
Haga Kyosuke smiled and welcomed them, stepping forward, "Mr. Chi, Miss Haibara, you've arrived. My uncle is not feeling well, so he asked me to greet you on his behalf!"
"Welcome, both of you."
Tsumagari Kurenai took the opportunity while bowing to secretly observe Haibara Ai.
The little girl was clearly mixed-race, with wavy tea-colored hair and blue eyes, but her features were much softer. She was indeed beautiful and cute, but no matter how cute, her Miss shouldn't be like this.
"This is my family's butler, Ms. Tsumagari Kurenai. This is Advisor Chi Feichei from THK Company, he's very impressive! And this is Miss Haibara Ai, she's Mr. Chi's younger sister," Setara Renxi finished the introduction, happily turned and led the way into the house, "Let's go inside and sit down first. There's still some time before dinner, we can go to the music room!"
A music room that meets first-class standards for guests, nothing wrong with that.
Their music room and instrument collection room have many unique and precious instruments that ordinary guests cannot access.
Tsumagari Kurenai felt a little more relieved. It's good that the little girl came with her older brother, that's good, that's good.
The annex building's first floor mostly consists of music rooms, while the second floor is mostly instrument collection rooms. Besides that, there are also some lounges.
Setara Renxi took Chi Feichei and Haibara Ai to visit the music rooms on the first floor, and then went upstairs to show them the instrument collection room.
One of the rooms was filled with violin cases. The violins inside were not necessarily precious instruments, but they were all handmade.
Setara Renxi picked out violins with interesting origins to introduce, and then said, "Grandpa also has a violin made by Antonio Stradivari from Italy. It's usually kept in another room and not easily shown to others, but on his birthday tomorrow, that violin will be taken out. This year, I'm the one responsible for playing it!"
Haibara Ai looked at the violins in the room, "Playing a precious instrument as the opening prelude for the birthday banquet... As expected of a music family."
Setara Renxi smiled and bent down to Haibara Ai, "I'm still a bit nervous, because this year is the first time I'll be playing that violin at my grandpa's birthday. You'll cheer me on, right?"
Haibara Ai nodded, thought for a moment, and still felt she should comfort her, "Don't be nervous, just treat it like an ordinary violin."
(End of Chapter)
